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    Couple projects for a friend

    A friend recently asked me to rehandle an old knife for him as well as make him a small pipestone pipe. I've found I haven't done many projects the last couple years so this was good to get back into things. Anyway, the knife is an old five pin Russell butcher knife from around the turn of...
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    ALRA trek

    Two summers ago our group did a 30 Miler (ALRA event). We base camped it and did three day treks over the weekend. It was a lot of fun and was a great way to find out how best to carry stuff. We all carried at least one blanket incase the weather changed and we had to spend the night away from...
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    Ft Buenaventura Turkey shoot

    Passing this along. For those in UT (or those that attend events here) there is a Turkey Shoot Sat Nov 22 at Fort Buenaventu”‹ra in Ogden. Come join the fun and show your spouse what a good investment that muzzleloader was. ”¢ November 22, 2014 ”¢ Fort Buenaventura, Ogden, UT ”¢...
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    Looking for a similiar lock

    Anyone know if there is a current reproduction of this type of lock? There is a little slide type safety behind the hammer. This was originally a flintlock, converted to percussion. The lock says Richardson. Something like this may be my next project. :headslap:
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    First time FL pistol build

    So after building my 2 flintlock rifles I decided I wanted to try my hand at a pistol. I met Ryan Roberts from MBS at a winter camp/ shoot last January and talked parts, thoughts, likes/dislikes, and recommendations with him. I settled on 28ga (.54 cal) so this could be a companion piece to...
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    wood swelling

    Anyone experience wood swelling after using ammonia? I put some ammonia on my pistol to neutralize the AF (actually Ferric Nitrate). After it had dried I put the barrel in and the top of the stock (around the tang) had raised a little over a 1/32. I was a bit confused so I installed the...
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    Thoughts on pinning barrel for pistol

    So I'm interested in your thoughts are on barrel pinning for pistols. Specifically, is there a minimum number of pinnings/wedges? (i.e. one at nose end and one midstock or one at nose is fine) Does a minimum barel length justify a certain number? (under 9" you only need one, over you need...
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    Decided to try pipe making...

    Something new from the work bench. I've wanted to try pipe making for a while now. I have a small micmac pipe a friend gave me a couple years ago thought it would be cool to try making my own. The first 2 I tried were from some soapstone I picked up at Hobby Lobby. From my research on...
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    attempt at making New Shirt

    I have wanted to do a hand stitched hunting shirt for a while now. I've always liked the Rev Crow shirt since I first saw the drawing the LaCrosse book. The history of this shirt is a subject of continual debate based on family histories and time lines. But it is still on of the very few...
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    New bag for new rifle

    So I got my Lehigh done a couple months ago and I told my self, "Self, this rifle needs it's own bag and horn." Well, here is the bag, horn to come. It's barktan mule deer a friend did for me from an archery buck I got a couple years ago. Single pouch with a divider inside and a small pocket...
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    Couple new horns- been awhile

    It's been well over a year since I made a new horn (I had to get my lehigh rifle done :wink: ) So I the last few weeks I got the bug again. First is one I did from a free range horn. It's was pretty thin already and is kind of flaky on the base end, and not thick enough for much carving on...
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    Newest LR finally finished...

    So after almost 2 years I’ve finally completed this build. It started out as a desire to build an Allentown-Bethlehem area rifle. This would be my second Flinter build and 4th overall (minus a couple of stock redos). Learning occurs on each one and eventually I’ll get better. I quickly...
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    Gas escaping around nipple

    I searched and didn't find much on the subject. I was cleaning my GPR last night and noticed a mist coming out from under my nipple. Once I removed the nipple I noticed that one side of the threads was scorched and the thread hole in the BP was slightly oval shaped. The underside of the...
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    looking for examples...

    I'm looking for examples of powderhorn scenes (engraving, scrim) that have troops, scouts shooting things, etc. I've gone through my books and found some and I'm trying to get ahold of Dressler's book to see what's in there. Anyone got any favorite scrim scenes, pics, etc they'd be willing to...
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    B-day present and something to keep it in

    So, I bought a new knife for being another year older. The knife was made by a gentleman named Nathan Allen. And it needed a new home and a new sheath. :grin: I decided to make a sheath with a rawhide liner. This is the first time I've gone this route so I learned a little from it (I...
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    Successful ML Muley

    I was fortunate enough to take this nice 3x3 yesterday morning. It took us almost 2 hours to decide to go after him. He was in the bottom of the canyon and heading lower. After about a 600 yard stalk, he was down after a 65yd shot; as well as a 2x my dad shot about 30 seconds after I did...
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    Couple new horns

    It's been awhile since I made a new horn. This project started when got a very rough and fresh horn at a local rondy. After letting it dry I started working on it and thought it would be a good horn for the hunt starting in two days. Both horns have green stained wood (I've wanted to try that...
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    help with Patch box latch

    I've looked and can't find anything. I've even checked all my books, nothing. I'm going to be making a patch box release like this. Any suggestions on type of steel to use? And how to go about making one? I have a general idea of how to make the knob part but would like some knowledge...
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    Latest shooting bag

    It's been awhile since I made a bag and some ideas hit me last week. Nothing fancy, just my idea for the average hunters simple bag. Bag is made of braintan deer, dyed dark brown and treated with a beeswax and tallow mix. "D" shaped with a 1 inch gusset and welted seams. Pewter button holds...
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    Finally, Hunting elk tomorrow.

    I've been waiting about 5 months for this day. My cow elk hunt started last saturday, but due to work I couldn't go out. So my 'Ol Man and I are heading down tonight to link up with my hunting partners. We have 9 tags in our group to fill (one of which was filled last saturday evening!) We...
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